One person died and two others were injured Thursday when a light aircraft crashed in central China's Hubei province, China Central Television reported.

According to it, the plane crashed on a private house in the city of Xiangyang, partially destroying it. The dead and injured are local residents.

Earlier, the Xinhua news agency informed that the pilot managed to eject. He was taken to the nearest hospital.

The accident occurred in the morning and led to the fire of the building on which the plane fell. Officials, paramedics and rescuers are on the scene. The police are investigating the cause of the incident.